Scotland

Norwegian Air International flight D8-1608 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 28th. The plane took off for Windsor Locks, Connecticut, but had to return shortly afterwards due to a lightning strike. The plane landed back safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed. Download article as PDF »

Eastern Airways flight T3-1035 had to return and make an emergency landing in Aberdeen, Scotland, on February 27th. The plane took off for Shetland, Scotland, but had to turn back after the crew received an unsafe nose gear indication. The plane landed uneventfully. All eighteen passengers and three crew members remained safe. Download article... »

Flybe flight BE-480 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on January 16th. The plane heading from Manchester, England, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, was diverted due to a suspected technical fault. The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed. Download article as PDF »

Loganair flight LM-390 had to return and make an emergency landing in Kirkwall, Scotland, on January 16th. The plane took off for Edinburgh, Scotland, but had to turn back after one of the engines failed. The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed. Download article as PDF »

A US Air Force aerial refueling plane made an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on December 27th. The pilots requested a diversion after the Boeing KC-135R plane experienced technical issues. The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported. Download article as PDF »

BA Cityflyer flight BA-4541 had to return and make an emergency landing at Glasgow Airport, Paisley, Scotland, on July 22nd. The Embraer ERJ-190 en-route to Salzburg, Austria, had to return due to cracked windshield. The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported. Download article as PDF »

Air France flight AF-374 had to divert for an emergency landing at Glasgow Prestwick Airport, Scotland, on July 15th. The Boeing 777-200 plane heading from Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, to Vancouver, Canada, was diverted after the crew noticed a burning odor on board. The plane landed uneventfully. All two hundred and ninety-four passengers... »

EasyJet flight U2-864 made an emergency landing in Inverness, Scotland, on June 29th. The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Gatwick Airport, England, but had to turn back due to a bird strike. The plane landed safely. All passengers and crew members remained unharmed. Download article as PDF »

Loganair flight BE-6939 made an emergency landing at Sumburgh Airport in Shetland, Scotland, on March 9th. The plane was flying from Kirkwall, Scotland, when the first officer became unwell, prompting the crew to declare an emergency. The plane continued for a safe landing. The first officer was rushed to hospital. Download article as PDF »

Flybe flight BE-851 made an emergency landing in Edinburgh, Scotland, on February 28th. The plane flying from Birmingham, England, was on approach to Edinburgh when the crew reported an issue with the nose gear and went around. The plane landed safely on second approach. All 60 people aboard remained unharmed. Download article as PDF »